If Laika had eyebrows, they would have been raised. "Just the fuel compartment eh, sir, by the looks of it. Your ship needs a lot more than [u]just[/u] a fix. But I'll see what I can do. And don't worry about payment, I'll get scraps out the yard." Laika talked to the snake while opening the engine compartment. She got the feeling he was not happy with her working on his ship. "So where did you come from anyway?"